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Gregory A. Summersgsummers@thelancasternews.com
For many, the two most under-used phrases are “I was wrong” and “I’m sorry.”
However, that’s not the case for 68-year-old Sally Deese.
Deese’s personal list of not-used-enough phrases also includes, “thank you,” and each spring since 1989, she has tried to say that for senior citizens through the Golden Age of Merit Dinner.

Christopher Sardellicsardelli@thelancasternews.com
The long road toward revising commercial zoning in the Panhandle took another detour Monday, May 14, as Lancaster County Council voted to remove a potential ordinance from its agenda.
After years of debate and wrangling, as well as several starts and stops, council was scheduled to hear first reading of an ordinance designed to address problems with the B-3 zoning classification in Indian Land.

Christopher Sardellicsardelli@thelancasternews.com
A York County woman was recently arrested by city police officers after her car collided with a motorcycle at a stoplight.
Amy Lynn Wood, 30, of Rock Hill, was arrested Saturday, May 5, and charged with first offense driving under the influence, according to a Lancaster Police Department incident report.
The accident happened at the intersection of S.C. 9 Bypass and Canterbury Drive, near Murphy’s gas station.

Jesef Williamsjwilliams@thelancasternews.com
Though you may not know it, surveillance in Lancaster is about to be heightened.
The Lancaster Police Department has received a $12,897 federal Justice Assistance Grant, which Police Chief Harlean Howard said will pay for security cameras.

Jesef Williamsjwilliams@thelancasternews.com
A section of Catawba Street behind the courthouse was blocked off to traffic. The area was filled with law enforcement, as officers huddled in circles to discuss their findings.
That setting describes a typical emergency-response scene for local law enforcement. Patrol lights, sirens and crime-scene tape are all part of the experience.
But an emergency was not the reason local officers convened on Catawba Street on Friday afternoon, May 11. The purpose was to simply celebrate and fellowship.

Staff reports
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Lancaster County from 2:30 to 9 p.m. today.
According to the National Weather Service, hail up to 2 inches in diameter, wind gusts up to 70 mph and dangerous lightning is possible.
Remember, a severe thunderstorm watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.

Christopher Sardellicsardelli@thelancasternews.com
A drug robbery and subsequent shootout may be to blame for the deaths of two men last week, as new details continue to emerge about a double murder at a Lancaster home.
Stephen Lamont Westbrook, 39, of Rock Hill and Mardrickus Javon Belk, 25, 896 Mark Lane, Lancaster, died after they were shot late Wednesday night, May 9, at a home in the 2300 block of Old Blackmon Lane, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office press release.

Reece Murphyrmurphy@thelancasternews.com
With zoning that dates from when Indian Land was largely rural, it’s practically inevitable there would be clashes between long-established businesses and residents of the growing community.
Last week, we examined the residents’ side of the latest of those clashes, which pits Indian Land residents Beverly Lynch, Jane Tanner and others against Pressley’s Recycling Center Inc.